Breaking Bad: Was Gus Fring's Death Realistic?
Sharp-minded antagonist Gus Fring was killed by a pipe bomb explosion in Breaking Bad season 4, in one of the show's most shocking and memorable moments. Gus actually managed to briefly walk away before succumbing to his injuries — but just how realistic is that? Here's our breakdown of Gus' death scene.
Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) was a thorn in Walter White's (Bryan Cranston) side from the very beginning. Gus was a drug kingpin who controlled the distribution in the Southwestern portion of the United States. He used his businesses, primarily Los Pollos Hermanos, as a front for his illegal endeavors. Walt aligned with Gus, producing meth for him at the suggestion of Saul Goodman. Gus cared more about Walt's skill and quickly arranged to replace him, something that Walt caught wind of. Walt had no choice but to kill Gus, so he cooked up a plan using his rival's enemy, Hector Salamanca.
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After the shock wore off following Gus Fring's assassination, one of the first questions that fans had was whether it was realistically possible for someone to walk away after suffering injuries similar to the soft-spoken villain. It turns out that, while there's elements of plausibility in how Gus met his end, the overall way in which it happened definitely took some dramatic license.
With a pipe bomb equipped to his wheelchair, Hector carried out the assassination of Gus — but his death wasn't instantaneous. After the bomb detonated in Hector's nursing home, Gus walked out of room seemingly unharmed. It wasn't until the camera panned to his right side that viewers learned that half of Gus' face was blown off. His right eye socket was empty and the side of his
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